Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Turkey

Istanbul vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 50.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 58.2% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 41.8% more in Istanbul

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Istanbul are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$12.19 TRY603.79	+47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$9.35 TRY462.91	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.73 TRY85.71	+148.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.58 TRY28.65	+46.9%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Santiago	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$0.92 TRY45.58	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$5.28 TRY261.28	+67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$4.69 TRY231.97	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$2.41 TRY119.39	+63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$2.54 TRY125.71	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.85 TRY42.16	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.03 TRY50.86	+180.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.57 TRY28.34	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.84 TRY41.37	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.31 TRY15.36	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.29 TRY14.17	-71.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Santiago	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$5.43 TRY269.03	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+121.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+240.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$8.40 TRY416.09	-58.8%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 58.2% more for housing

	Santiago	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$16.15 TRY799.42	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+138.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-2.9%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+584.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+375.2%
Average			+470.4%

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pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$4.78 TRY236.49	+92.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$4.31 TRY213.63	+140.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$2.34 TRY115.73	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+206.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$8.13 TRY402.53	+63.4%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 41.8% more for clothing

	Santiago	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+101.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+60.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+44.0%
Average			+41.8%

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